Hernial truss



Oct. 28, 1930.

H. GRAHAM HERNIAL TRUSS Filed Dec. 6, 1928 hoantoz mzimzn.

Patented/oer. 2a, 1930 UNITED STATES.

FATE-NT OFF-ICE p v HOWARD GRAHAM, or DALLAS, TEXAS HIERNVIAL TRUSS',

Application filed December 6, 1928. Serial No. 324,158;

The invention relates 'to hernial trusses and has for its principal object the provision of a truss employinga bow member to fit on the hip of the wearer andhaving a. hernial pad secured at one end of the bowmember, the other end of the bow member being formed at an angle to theadjacent portion of the bow member and having a blind pad mounted thereon to engage in the hip socket,

a belt being also providedthat is secured at one end to said angularly formed portion of the bow and having its other end adapted to be secured at the same end of the bow as that carrying the hernial pad. 7 1 V y A further object of the invention is the provision of a hernial truss having a pad member with a suitable support, said pad memberhernial truss, I a V Figure 2 is a sectional detail of the hernial J pad on a planeindic'ated by the line 22 of Figure 1, and a Figure 3 is a fragmentary side view of one end of. the bow. i e

in the drawings similar referencelcharactersare used to designate corresponding parts loopla. to secure the belt in position as heretothroughout the several views.

The hernial truss is of a type employing a i I how 1 to enclose thehip of the wearer, said how beingpreterably made of a rigid bar 2 shaped to prop'erlylfitthehip of the wearer and enclosed by rubber or other suitablenonchafing casing 3. At one end the bowis bent downwardly as shown at 4, to provide a portion 5, depending at an angle to the remainder V of the bow, and mounted on thesportion 5is a pad 6 having a loop 7 to engage saidpor tionb and held in position thereon by means of a threaded nut 8 engaging the threaded portion.) on the extremityof the bow. The

depending portionfi-provides means by which the b ow may engage the body above the hip thewaist so that the article may be com fortably worn,,without danger of downward displacement and pressure to hold the hernial pad, hereinafter describe'd, secured in rpositlon is assured. 10 lndlcates a belt having one "bone andpermit the pad 6 to engage below I end provided with a loop 11 to engage the angular portion5 of the how, 12 indicating buckle mounted on a strap 13 that is connected witha loop meinber 14:, the buckle 12 admitting of adjustment of the length of the bclt'lO so that the belt lOrmay'be passed around the body of the wearer to hold the bow 1 in position on the hip. The pad 6 when in position on the hip engages in the hip socket and serves to properly position the bow forcomfortable wearing of the hernial pad 15. This pad 15 has a base plate 16 with a central opening 17, the base plate .16 being provided with an outwardly o'liset portion 18 forming the walls of the opening, said portion 18 being formed at an angle as shown, and the openingfl'ris designed to receive the stem 19 having its outer, end provided with threads 20, said threaded portion 20 being also reduced and formed with a transverse opening 21 in whichis fitted the end 22 of the bar 2, said end havingits outer portion o fiattenedas shown at 23. 24 indicates a nut that is screwed onto the threads 20 and engaging the flattened portion 23 in the end 22to clamp the stem 19 inposition thereon. The outer extremity of the stem:19 is formed with a headed stud 25 that is engaged by the "oflset inclined walls surroundingthe opening 17 and the depression 28 in the plate 26 provides a socket forlimited-universal movement of the pad 15 on the stem 19,30 ,indi-- cates an expansible coil spring surrounding the stem 19 and terminally engaging the plate 16 and nut 2 1- to cushion the movement j of the pad 15. 31 indicates a cushioning material of the pad 15 and 32 the cover for the ad, the edges of said cover being secured wetween the plates 16 and 26 as clearly shown in Figure 2.

- It will be apparent that the nut 524 performs a dual function of holding the stem 19 in position on the end 22 of the bar 2 and also provides a thrust bearing for the outer end of the spring 30;

\Vhat is claimed is A hernial pad, comprising a base plate of rigid material having an opening therein", the plate surrounding said opening being outwardly deflected. a stem movably mounted in i said opening, a head on the stent to seat in said deflected portion, another plate secured to said base plate and having a recess to re ceive said head, cushion material mounted on the last mentioned plate, a cover for said cush ion material, the edges of said cover secured between said plates, means to support the pad, and a spring enclosing'the stem andtermimlly engaging the supporting means and the base plate to cushion the movement of said pad on the stem.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

25 HOWARD GRAHAM.

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